Need help on Accord radiator cap
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Need help on Accord radiator cap
I need a new radiator cap and the one from Auto Zone says 16 lbs. Is this the correct pressure? I know the stock cap says 1.1 which I think is in kilograms. Thanks for any help.
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Re: (deserthonda)
1.1 bar (marked on the OEM cap) is equal to 15.95 psi.
13 psi would be 0.9 bar, does Honda make them that low? What year/model? If your car is SUPPOSED to have a 0.9 bar cap, then maybe your 1.1 bar cap isn't really original?
13 psi would be 0.9 bar, does Honda make them that low? What year/model? If your car is SUPPOSED to have a 0.9 bar cap, then maybe your 1.1 bar cap isn't really original?
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I thought it was 1.1 as well. I put on a 16 pound cap (1.1) about a month ago and now my radiator is leaking at the top seams. It could have been the cap or that the radiator had 100k miles. Anyways, I put in a new radiator and the man at the radiator shop said the '96 Accord calls for a 13 pound cap (0.9). Thanks for the help anyways.
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pressure time it first, start at 10lbs and see if it would hold for 10 minute.
putting a higher pressure cap on and you'll have leaks left abd right.
for some old car, it might not hold the 1.1bar/oem spec.
putting a higher pressure cap on and you'll have leaks left abd right.
for some old car, it might not hold the 1.1bar/oem spec.
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like i stated before wrong pressure rad caps will crack plastic top tanks or make them leak at weak seam,,especially if car has been overheated before thus weakening cooling system components
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by deserthonda »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... wrong pressure rad caps will crack plastic top tanks or make them leak at weak seam...</TD></TR></TABLE>Yes.
But all 3 HondAcuras I've owned came with 1.1 bar caps. RAK didn't say what year/model he has, so ???
Still, I'll stand by the pressure units conversions.
1.1 bar = 16 psi
0.9 bar = 13 psi
But all 3 HondAcuras I've owned came with 1.1 bar caps. RAK didn't say what year/model he has, so ???
Still, I'll stand by the pressure units conversions.
1.1 bar = 16 psi
0.9 bar = 13 psi
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I have a 1996 Honda Accord. Every Honda I have seen has a 1.1 cap but it seemed that after I bought the aftermarket 16 lb. cap, the radiator started leaking at the seams a month later.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NAiL05 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Honda OEM radiators r prone to leak cuz of that plastic top they got on there.
1 bar = 14.5 psi
1.1 bar - 15.95psi</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's not just honda, there's tons of auto maker using plastic endtank.
1 bar = 14.5 psi
1.1 bar - 15.95psi</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's not just honda, there's tons of auto maker using plastic endtank.
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